After the attacks on Iran, the US Secretary of Defense contacted the Israeli counterpart and announced to stand by Israel’s security.
According to foreign news agency Reuters, White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Sweet said that Israel has targeted Iranian military targets in response to the attacks carried out by Iran on October 1 in self-defense.
It should be noted that these attacks have been carried out at a time when, a few days ago, US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken asked Israel to avoid further tensions with Iran, as Washington is trying to limit the regional consequences of the Gaza war. .
Blankenship, on his 11th visit to the region since the start of the war, said it is also “very important that Israel responds in ways that do not further escalate tensions.”
A statement issued by Washington said that it had been informed about the Israeli attacks in advance, but that the US was not involved.
It should be noted that on October 1, Iran fired dozens of ballistic missiles at the Israeli state in response to Israel’s aggression against its supported organization Hezbollah in Lebanon.
On the other hand, after the attacks on Iran, the US Defense Minister contacted his Israeli counterpart and announced to stand by Israel’s security.
According to the foreign news agency AFP, a senior official of the Biden administration has said that Israel’s attack on military installations in Iran was a proportionate response compared to Tehran’s attacks on October 1, in which the risk of harming the civilian population is low.
He said that there should be an end to direct attacks between Israel and Iran now that America has informed Israel of its position.
A senior Biden administration official said that if Iran retaliated in response to these attacks, it would have dangerous consequences while the United States is aware of specific targets.
It should be noted that the Israeli army launched an aerial attack on Iran late at night, claiming to have targeted missile-making facilities, surface-to-air missiles, and other targets, while Tehran claimed to have failed the attack.
Israel’s Defense Forces announced on social media that it was in response to “months of attacks” by the Iranian government.
